John Deere Two-Cylinder Expo XVII - 2007
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William with Waterloo BoyWilliam poses excitedly with a beautifully-resored Waterloo Boy tractor. The Waterloo Boy was the first tractor sold by Deere, and is the reason that most Deere tractors are still produced in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Model 70 Hi-CropMost of the tractors were strictly "Don't touch", but this particular one actually had a sign that said "Please climb on the tractor"! William was more than happy to oblige.
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Model 70 Hi-CropAnother nice picture of the "hands-on" Model 70.
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Model 70 Hi-CropTim joins in the fun.
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Model 70 Hi-CropOne last picture of father and son on the Model 70.
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First Model 730 ShippedThe plaque reads: "This 730 gas row crop was the first 730 to be shipped from the John Deere Waterloo Works. It was part of a group of three tractors that were shipped to Madison, Wis., on July 31, 1958. The other two tractors were a 530 and a 630, making that grouping the first 30 series tractors to leave the factory. This 730 was found in a barn in northern Illinois in the spring of 2006. A 240-hour restoration was just completed by Jeff McManus. It is proudly owned by the Darick L. Franzen family.
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First Model 730 ShippedThis is the first 730 to ever leave the factory. For more information about it, please see the next picture.
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840 ScraperTim was quite enamored with this huge model 840 scraper, mainly because he played with a toy version of it as a kid. It was definitely fun to see the real thing, beautifully restored.
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Tim with 840 ScraperClose-up of the 840 scraper with Tim
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Cathy with 840 ScraperThe 840 scraper with Cathy.
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Fields of GreenJust one of the many rows and rows of Deere tractors, most of the beautifully restored.
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More GreenAnother row of beautifully-restored tractors.
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